Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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A Richmond Public Schools program aims to make every child English–Spanish fluent.
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He led the department during the Sept. 11 attacks and D.C. sniper shootings.
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Federal prosecutors accused the Isle of Wight County resident of being an anti-government extremist.
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The outgoing two-term leader says the city is in a “far better place” than it was 10 years ago.
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VPM News gets a little bit curious in time for the year-end holidays.
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From Curious Commonwealth to RVA's Got Issues and VPM News Focal Point.
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House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.
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As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
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The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts' backlog: dismissing people's immigration cases and immediately arresting them.
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Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad